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Supreme Court judgments on Indian Penal Code, 1860

608 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

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Criminal breach of trust by public servant (Section 409 IPC) 13Murder (Section 302 IPC / 103 BNS) 320Cruelty and Section 498A IPC / 85 BNS 69
Sampat Babso Kale & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 9 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 904 : 2019 INSC 481
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/498A r/w. s. 34 – Murder by husband and his sister – By setting his wife on fire – 98% burn injuries– Dying declarations made to the attending doctor as well as to the Judicial Magistrate – Defe…
Peer Singh vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 9 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 549 : 2019 INSC 482
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r/w s.148 and s.149 – Murder – Fifteen person tried for murder – Prosecution case was that the victim-deceased was returning to his village on his motor cycle and was accompanied by two pillion ri…
Rupali Devi vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 9 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 577 : 2019 INSC 486
Penal Code, 1860: s.498A – Jurisdiction – Whether in a case where cruelty had been committed in a matrimonial home by the husband or the relatives of the husband and the wife leaves the matrimonial home and takes shelter…
Anurag Soni vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 9 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 972 : 2019 INSC 503
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.90, 375 and 376 – Prosecution case that the prosecutrix was familiar with the accused-appellant since 2009 and there was love affair between them – Appellant established physical relation with her o…
Mani vs State of Kerala and Others
SC · 1 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 1131 : 2019 INSC 448
Penal Code, 1860: s. 300, Exception 4, s. 304 (Part I) – Prosecution of seven accused – For causing death of one person and causing injuries to eight persons – Trial Court relying on the testimony of injured eyewitnesses…
Pattu Rajan vs The State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 29 March 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 535 : 2019 INSC 420
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 – Abduction and murder of husband of complainant (PW1) – Prosecution case was that accused no.1 wanted to take PW1 as his third wife knowing that she was already married to victim-deceased and mad…
Ganga Prasad Mahto vs State of Bihar & Anr.
SC · 26 March 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 21 : 2019 INSC 402
Penal Code, 1860: s. 376 – Rape – Conviction by courts below – On appeal, held: It is evident from the facts of the case that prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt – Accused is entitled to be acqui…
Pavan Vasudeo Sharma vs State of Maharashtra through Secretary
SC · 25 March 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 11 : 2019 INSC 396
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302 and 392 – Bombay Police Act – s.37(1) r/w. s.135 – Arms Act – s.3 read with s.25 – Prosecution case that four persons including accused Nos.1 & 2 kidnapped a boy and called for a ransom – Police…
Nandlal vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 15 March 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 199 : 2019 INSC 385
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302/34 or s.304 Part II – Conviction under – Prosecution case that there was exchange of abuse between the two parties over expenses of the construction of wall – Victim and his brother tried to paci…
Dauwalal @ Ganesh Devangan & Ors. vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 15 March 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 247 : 2019 INSC 389
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.149 and s.147, 148, 323, 342, 450 – FIR lodged by Informant-PW-2 that his cousin was fatally assaulted – 17 persons including the appellants were tried for the offences punishable u/ss.147,…
Digamber Vaishnav & Anr. vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 5 March 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 844 : 2019 INSC 308
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/34 and 394/34 – Murder and Robbery – Prosecution for – Based on circumstantial evidence – Prosecution relied on testimony of child witness; recoveries made u/s. 27 of Evidence Act; fingerprint r…
Asif Khan vs State of Maharashtra & Anr.
SC · 5 March 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 887 : 2019 INSC 311
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 read with s. 34 – Murder – Common intention – Altercation between the parties after which accused no 1 and 2 C came back and returned after 10 minutes with deadly weaponsknife with a blade of 15.…
Khushwinder Singh vs State of Punjab
SC · 5 March 2019
[2019] 3 S.C.R. 446 : 2019 INSC 306
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 364, 302, 307 and 380 – Prosecution under – Murder of 6 persons – By kidnapping them and drugging them with sleeping tablets and then drowning them in a canal – Conviction by courts below – Death se…
Ankush Maruti Shinde and Others vs State of Maharashtra
SC · 5 March 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 709 : 2019 INSC 305
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 395, 302 read with 34, ss. 376 (2)(g), 307 read with s. 34, ss. 396, 397 and 398 – Dacoity with murder and rape – Prosecution case that commission of murder of five persons, robbery as well as rape…
Shiv Shankar Prasad Singh vs The State of Bihar
SC · 28 February 2019
[2019] 3 S.C.R. 1078 : 2019 INSC 292
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.409, 477A r/w. s.120B – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 – s.5(2) r/w. s.5(1)(c) and (d) – Prosecution case was that appellant-accused persons conspired and misappropriated the bags of fertilizers…
Deep Narayan Chourasia vs State of Bihar
SC · 25 February 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 521 : 2019 INSC 263
Penal Code, 1860: ss.302/149 – Five persons tried for murder – Trial court convicted one accused under s.302 IPC and under s.27 of Arms Act and other four co-accused under s.27 of Arms Act only – On appeal, High Court co…
Mahendran vs The State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 21 February 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 383 : 2019 INSC 248
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.141, 149, 302 and 326 – Statement of PW1-son-in-law of one ‘M’, that on 12.03.94 while going to Nangarari with his father, due to darkness they decided to stay at his father-in-law’s house – He stat…
Dattatraya @ Datta Ambo Rokade vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 21 February 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 295 : 2019 INSC 247
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302, 376(2)(f), 377, 363, 364, 367 and 201 r/w ss. 3,4,5 (i) (l) and (m) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – Rape and murder of minor child – Conviction by trial court – D…
Balvir Singh vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 19 February 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 545 : 2019 INSC 226
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 341, 302 r/w. 34 – Arms Act – s. 25(1A) r/w. s.27 – Prosecution case was that PW-2, PW-13 and victim were going on a motorcycle, on the way, they were stopped by accused (No.1 to 4) – Accused No.2…
Puni Devi & Ors. vs Tulsi Ram
SC · 13 February 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 193
Penal Code, 1860 – s.379, 427, 447 and 504 r/w s.149 – Criminal trespass and theft – Complainant-respondent alleged that accused persons trespassed into his land, thereafter, they cut and removed the wheat crop from the…
Chandru @ Chandrasekaran vs State Rep. by Deputy Superintendent of Police Cb Cid and Anr.
SC · 12 February 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 105 : 2019 INSC 176
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r/w. s. 120B – Murder – Prosecution case based on circumstantial evidence – Conviction by the trial court – High Court affirmed the conviction in appeal – On appeal, held: There was inconsistency…
Mala Singh & Ors. vs State of Haryana
SC · 12 February 2019
[2019] 3 S.C.R. 932 : 2019 INSC 180
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302/149 or s. 302/34 – Conviction under – Trial Court convicted 11 accused persons u/ss. 148, 302/149, 323/149 and 506/149 IPC – However, High Court acquitted 8 accused persons u/s. 302/149 IPC and…
Parkash Chand vs State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 12 February 2019
[2019] 3 S.C.R. 953 : 2019 INSC 182
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 376 and 506 – Rape – PW.2prosecutrix alleged that appellant caught hold of her on a common path of villages and dragged her in the bushes – She raised hue and cry but nobody was there at the place…
Pappi @ Mehboob vs State of Rajasthan
SC · 5 February 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 1083 : 2019 INSC 140
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – One ‘G’ was assaulted with swords by seven persons – ‘G’ succumbed to injuries – Five accused including appellant were tried together while two were absconding – Appellant alone was convicted f…
Bikash Bora and Ors. vs The State of Assam
SC · 5 February 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 1096 : 2019 INSC 141
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 – Murder – Prosecution case that appellants caused fatal injuries to victim to which he succumbed – Conviction of the appellants u/ss. 302/34, and sentenced accordingly, on the basis of the circ…
The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Kanha @ Omprakash
SC · 4 February 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 1074 : 2019 INSC 130
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.307 and 324 – Conversion of conviction u/s.307 to s.324 – When perverse – As per prosecution, altercation took place between two parties – Respondent with intention to kill one ‘DS’, shot him with a…
Sh. Narendra Kumar Srivastava vs The State of Bihar & Ors.
SC · 4 February 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 643 : 2019 INSC 132
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.340 and 195 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.193 r/w. s.34 – False Evidence – Appellant alleged non-compliance of a High Court’s order dated 29.06.2014 by the respondents and filed contempt pe…
Satya Raj Singh vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 28 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 540 : 2019 INSC 97
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302, 34 – Three accused persons including the appellant were prosecuted for committing murder of one ‘B’ – Appellant convicted u/s.302/34, IPC while the other two accused were acquitted – High Court…
Raju Ambadas Gangekar vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 24 January 2019
[2019] 3 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 84
Penal Code, 1860 – s.304, Part II – Murder – Reversal of acquittal – Jurisdiction of Appellate Court – Pursuant to a quarrel, deceased and his colleague were allegedly chased by the accused – Appellant assaulted the dece…
Yogendra @ Jogendra Singh vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 17 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 248 : 2019 INSC 54
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 326(A) and 460 – Murder – Conviction and death sentence – High Court affirmed conviction and sentence – Prosecution case was that the appellant threw acid on the victim-deceased which resulted…

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